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Affair in Trinidad

- "You weren't the first... and you won't be the last!"

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

Release Date : 1952-07-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Beckworth CorporationColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rita Hayworth

Character Name : Chris Emery

Original Name : Rita Hayworth

Gender : Female

Glenn Ford

Character Name : Steve Emery

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

Alexander Scourby

Character Name : Max Fabian

Original Name : Alexander Scourby

Gender : Male

Valerie Bettis

Character Name : Veronica Huebling

Original Name : Valerie Bettis

Gender : Female

Torin Thatcher

Character Name : Inspector Smythe

Original Name : Torin Thatcher

Gender : Male

Howard Wendell

Character Name : Anderson

Original Name : Howard Wendell

Gender : Male

Karl Stepanek

Character Name : Walters

Original Name : Karl Stepanek

Gender : Male

George Voskovec

Character Name : Doctor Franz Huebling

Original Name : George Voskovec

Gender : Male

Steven Geray

Character Name : Wittol

Original Name : Steven Geray

Gender : Male

Walter Kohler

Character Name : Peter Bronec

Original Name : Walter Kohler

Gender : Male

Juanita Moore

Character Name : Dominique

Original Name : Juanita Moore

Gender : Female

Robert Boon

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Boon

Gender : Male

Rama Bai

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Rama Bai

Gender : Female

Fred Baker

Character Name : Baker, Airport Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Baker

Gender : Male

Mary Bayless

Character Name : Café Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Bayless

Gender : Female

Don Blackman

Character Name : Bobby (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Blackman

Gender : Male

Tex Brodus

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Brodus

Gender : Male

Ivan Browning

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivan Browning

Gender : Male

Steve Carruthers

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Carruthers

Gender : Male

James Conaty

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : James Conaty

Gender : Male

Paul Cristo

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Cristo

Gender : Male

Ross Elliott

Character Name : Corpse of Neal Emery (uncredited)

Original Name : Ross Elliott

Gender : Male

Calvin Emery

Character Name : Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Calvin Emery

Gender : Male

Joel Fluellen

Character Name : Jeffrey Mabetes, Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Fluellen

Gender : Male

Roy Glenn

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Glenn

Gender : Male

Don Kohler

Character Name : Jimmy Peters, Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Kohler

Gender : Male

King Charles MacNiles

Character Name : Calypso Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : King Charles MacNiles

Gender : Male

Gregg Martell

Character Name : Olaf, Fabian's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregg Martell

Gender : Male

Frank McLure

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McLure

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Café Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Mort Mills

Character Name : Martin, Wittol's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mort Mills

Gender : Male

Ralph Moody

Character Name : Coroner (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Moody

Gender : Male

George Nardelli

Character Name : Inquest Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : George Nardelli

Gender : Male

Kathleen O'Malley

Character Name : Stewardess (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen O'Malley

Gender : Female

Leonidas Ossetynski

Character Name : Refugee (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonidas Ossetynski

Gender : Male

John Parlow

Character Name : Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : John Parlow

Gender : Male

Foster H. Phinney

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Foster H. Phinney

Gender : Male

John Sherman

Character Name : Englishman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Sherman

Gender : Male

Leslie Sketchley

Character Name : Café Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Sketchley

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Albert Szabo

Character Name : Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Szabo

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You walked out of that inquest like you were on your way to a cocktail party. Affair in Trinidad is one of those pretend film noir movies that the public seem to love more than the critics, both back then on release and also now. I was personally hoping that as a big fan of Glenn Ford, and being an admirer of Rita Hayworth, I too would be thumbing my nose at the critics. Sadly not. Directed by Vincent Sherman and with a screenplay by Berne Gilder and James Gunn, the story is set in Trinidad and pitches Hayworth as a recently widowed nightclub dancer and Ford as the deceased man's brother. The death is suspicious and as the law closes in (in the form of Torrin Thatcher) secrets will out and a bigger picture kind of emerges. Ok! Lets not compare to Gilda and Notorious, for obvious reasons, and just accept Affair in Trinidad as its own entity. What transpires is a tired tropical exercise in romance and spy like intrigue. In fact it's a bit of a hack job coasting in on the two leading stars reputations, Ford as a genre presence and Hayworth as some sort of ogle feature. The plot is ridiculous where nothing much makes sense. Character's motivations are sketchy at best, and once the screenplay plays its hand for reveal purpose, you wonder just where are the villains from and what exactly are they up to?! Is that explained or did I have a power nap?... It doesn't help that head weasel Max Fabian (Alexander Scourby) is so not threatening, and boring to boot, that it renders the intended dramatic oomph at pics finale as being akin to a damp squib. Hayworth goes through the motions in the acting scenes, only holding court with her two dance numbers (voice dubbed by Jo Ann Greer), and while Ford can brood with the best of them, his character is so poorly written it doesn't let the actor shine. As for this remotely being film noir? Not a chance, neither visually, thematically or in characterisations does it work on that film making style. Consider me bloody annoyed. 5/10